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Our talented colleague and artist, <b>Thomas Foltz<\/b>, captured every element of this endeavor with remarkable precision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While Thomas Foltz was developing the Crew Zero CAM\u00f5es | Azores team patch, we were also delighted to announce the launch of the Student Patch Design Competition. 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At its dark core lies the outline of the mission site\u2014the Natal Cave<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Segoe UI;\">Surrounding the cave are four stars, symbolizing the members of CAM\u00f5es Mission Control, whose support is essential to the mission<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Segoe UI;\">Inside the cave, the darkness is illuminated by the headlamps of the seven Crew Zero members. Positioned throughout the cave, they explore in search of new knowledge and discovery. 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